Holland:: The Tulip Town by Randall P. Vande Water

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Randall P. Vande Water

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On April 26, 1927, Lida Rogers, a Holland High School biology teacher, suggested an idea to members of the Holland, Michigan WomenÃ­s Literary Club. The idea was that the city present a Ã¬Tulip DayÃ® every spring. Two years later, on May 18, 1929, after scores of visitors viewed more than 100,000 tulips along HollandÃ­s curbs, Tulip Time became an annual event. ÃÃThe 1930 Holland Evening Sentinel banner headline read: Ã¬Tulip Reigns as Queen of City.Ã® Throughout the decade, motion picture and radio personalities visited to promote the festival. The Holland Furnace Company, then the cityÃ­s largest corporation, sponsored special radio programs that were broadcast nationwide. ÃÃAfter World War II, Holland saw the festival grow into the nationÃ­s third largest annual event. Visitors have enjoyed parades that included street scrubbing, Ã¬klompenÃ® dancing, floats, and more than 50 bands. When Tulip Time began, 85 percent of the names in the Holland telephone directory were Dutch. Over time, the communityÃ­s cultural diversity has evolved and is now reflected in the festival. ÃÃ